Scary Stories We Tell

Chris and Jess continue their look at Animal Planet's found footage horror anthology series that often misses but sometimes lands its cryptids subject matter: Lost Tapes . This episodeonce again focuses on a "cryptid" that's so tenuous in definition, it begs the question why not just do something more known: devil monkey . You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard,...

Chris checks back in with Mike from Charm City Paranormal what he's been up to since the las time they chatted, what's in the future for CCP, and more! You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie the Odd. Don't...

Chris and Jess journey back into the backlogs, files, and stories of these United States with a return to their Haunted States series all about another state that's not connected to the whole contiguous State thing: Alaska. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that trac...

Chris and Emma continue their newest series SurrealTube , a look at surreal, weird, and strange YouTube content, with the latest run of "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared ", a series all about three friends who spend time together doing fun things, that aired on Channel 4. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provi...

Chris, artist Maggie the Odd, and Jess continue their look at Animal Planet's found footage horror anthology series that often misses but sometimes lands its cryptids subject matter: Lost Tapes . This episode focuses on something that isn't even a cryptid and takes the series in a regrettable direction: poltergeist. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the...

Chris is joined by The Haunting Season's Josh Bragg to chat about TikTok, new horror movies, and what its like to burnout. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie the Odd. For more episodes of Scary Stories...

Chris is joined by Northwestern University's Professor of Film Spencer Parsons to discuss The Poughkeepsie Tapes along with the real life inspirations behind the terrifying universe-brain killer in the movie. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here...

Chris, artist Maggie the Odd, and Jess continue their look at Animal Planet's found footage horror anthology series that often misses but sometimes lands its cryptids subject matter: Lost Tapes . This episode focuses all on the second vampiric creature they've featured that isn't really a cryptid, the Strigoi vampire . You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and...

Join Chris and Emma as they delve into the spooky world of r/paranormal and other user-submitted content over at Reddit with The Reddit Files. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie the Odd. Don't forget t...

Chris and Jess journey back into the backlogs, files, and stories of these United States with a return to their Haunted States series all about the only state that's an island: Hawaii! You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is...

Chris and Emma sit down to talk all about manifestations once again including an update from Emma regarding how the power of manifestation has been changing her life. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie...

Chris is joined by the writer Rob Skvarla to chat all about the latest conspiracies, light political chatter, and what the future may hold. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie the Odd. For more episodes...

Chris and artist Maggie the Odd continue their look at Animal Planet's found footage horror anthology series that often misses but sometimes lands its cryptids subject matter: Lost Tapes . This episode is all about the one and only Kraken, a giant sea monster with a reputation that precedes it. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStories...

Chris and Jess welcome James Renner , true crime author and co-founder of the Porchlight Project, to talk all about his upcoming book Little, Crazy Children along with what he's been up to in the last three years. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay...

Chris and Emma continue their newest series SurrealTube , a look at surreal, weird, and strange YouTube content, with the latest run of "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared ", a series all about three friends who spend time together doing fun things, that aired on Channel 4. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared "Jobs" Episode Don't Hug Me I'm Scared "Death" Episode You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard...

Chris is joined by Dark Destination's Father Malone to talk about the unsolved murder of Hogan's Heroes Bob Crane along with the film inspired by the true crime case, Auto Focus . You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provi...

Chris and Jess journey back into the backlogs, files, and stories of these United States with a return to their Haunted States series all about the Gemstone state that's famous for its potatoes: Idaho.+ You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The...

Chris welcomes writer/director/man about town Jess Byard onto a very special Campfire Stories episode where they talk all about their shared '90s experiences, what ChatGPT could bring to the creative world, and where it AI goes from there. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the po...

Chris and artist Maggie the Odd continue their look at Animal Planet's found footage horror anthology series that often misses but sometimes lands its cryptids subject matter: Lost Tapes . This episode is all about something that shouldn't strike anyone as an actual cryptid: the humble zombie. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesW...

Chris and Emma continue their newest series SurrealTube , a look at surreal, weird, and strange YouTube content, with the remaining episodes of "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared ", a series all about three friends who spend time together doing fun things, or not. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Episode 4 Link Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Episode 5 Link Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Episode 6 Link You can follow Chris Stachiw...

Chris is joined by Darcy Fowler , Darcy Fowler , Seth Kirschner , the creators of FXX's Little Demon , to talk all about their show, its first season, and what its like to work on a horror comedy. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album...

The Lost Tapes Chronicles is a look at the Animal Planet show "Lost Tapes," a show that presented found-footage encounters with cryptids, mythical creatures, and monsters straight out of your deepest nightmares. Join Chris and artist Maggie the Odd as they round out the second season of the show with a cryptid that was seen once in 1977 but persists to this day: the Dover Demon. You can follow Chr...

Chris is joined by the writer Rob Skvarla to talk all about cryptids, cryptid festivals, and why Bigfoot is celestial. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that track is "Stay Here." The album artwork is provided by Maggie the Odd. For more episodes of Scary Stories We...

The Lost Tapes Chronicles is a look at the Animal Planet show "Lost Tapes," a show that presented found-footage encounters with cryptids, mythical creatures, and monsters straight out of your deepest nightmares. Join Chris and Maggie the Odd as they talk about yet another underwater cryptid that totally could just be anything frankly: the Bear Lake Monster. You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_C...

Chris and Emma kick off their newest series SurrealTube, a look at surreal, weird, and strange YouTube content, with "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared", a series all about three friends who spend time together doing fun things, or not... You can follow Chris Stachiw @Casualty_Chris, Jess Byard @writerjessbyard, and the podcast @ScaryStoriesWT. Alex Malnack of Blondo provides the music for the podcast; that...